Bernard Katz
German-British biophysicist (1911-2003) · Germany · On the map · Doctors · Died at 92
Sir Bernard Katz, FRS was a German-born British physician and biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve physiology; specifically, for his work on synaptic transmission at the nerve-muscle junction. He shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1970 with Julius Axelrod and Ulf von Euler.
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2003Died20 April 20031990Ralph W. Gerard PrizeAward1989Cothenius MedalAward1987Fellow of the Australian Academy of ScienceAward1970Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineAward1967Baly MedalAwardCopley MedalAward1965Feldberg Foundation PrizeAward1961Croonian Medal and LectureAward1911Born26 March 1911
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He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1969.
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Lived 1911 to 2003 · aged 92
